Monday, March 28, 2016

25032016: Advance Qing Ming (清明)

Visited Kung Kung's (maternal grandfather) memorial tomb


View of cemetery site 
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View of cemetery site 
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Burial ground of True Jeus Church



Asher, my brother


Ying, my cousin a.k.a Wong Ji Moi


Clearing the weeds & cleaning the tomb area




Mummy and I scrubing off the stubborn stains






Tai Q chopping off the tree
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My late grandfather
Wong Tet Khai
(1925-1998)








Group photo (Popo (Grandma),Tai Q (uncle), Mummy, Me, Ying & Asher)

Friday, February 12, 2016

Chinese New Year Family Reunion Dinner

Sunday, 07 February 2016
Went back kampung (Kg. Timpoluon, Babagon) to have a reunion family dinner


Arrived at kampung

Potluck Dishes

1. Pork Leg with Sweet Vineger


2. Steamed Chicken

3. Seafood Tom Yam

4. Poon Choi


5. Stuffed Mushroom & Egg Roll

6. Roasted Duck

7. Fried Fish Fillet with Ginger & Spring Onion

8. Vege Salad





Let's start the dinner!



Family bonding time

Kung kung with grandchildren & great grandchildren

Kung kung with his children and in-laws

The Yapp's Family wishing everyone a wonderful & prosperous
Happy Monkey Chinese New Year!!

Saturday, November 14, 2015

Early Childhood Music: New Sounds & Ideas Workshop 2015

12th - 13th November 2015
Mark Gibson & Morna Robinson, Creator of Encore Music Education





Wednesday, October 7, 2015

10 Functions of Music


Alan Merriam (1964) created a list of ten functions of music:


1. aesthetic enjoyment
2. emotional expressions
3. entertainment
4. communication
5. symbolic representation
6. physical response
7. enforcement of conformity to social norms
8. validation of social institutions and religion rituals
9. contributions to the continuity and stability of culture
10. contribution to the integration of the society


Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Introduction to Orff, Kodaly & Dalcroze Workshop 2015

7th July 2015
Prof. Dr. Loong Chet Yeng, University of Hawai`i